Cost of living comparison

San Salvador, El Salvador

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 8.2% cheaper than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Paramaribo

The cost of transportation and groceries in Paramaribo are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SVC87.55	$6.97 SRD270.82	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.29	$9.16 SRD355.95	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 SVC9.52	$1.29 SRD50.29	+19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.99	$0.57 SRD22.18	-37.4%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 SVC18.56	$1.23 SRD47.65	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.24 SVC28.34	$6.24 SRD242.23	+92.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 SVC64.66	$5.52 SRD214.49	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SVC26.58	$3.27 SRD127.06	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SVC24.30	$2.34 SRD91.02	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SVC12.63	$2.04 SRD79.32	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SVC6.73	$0.82 SRD31.92	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.20	$1.18 SRD45.85	+1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.64	$1.86 SRD72.43	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 SVC8.69	$0.59 SRD22.92	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.54	$0.75 SRD29.12	-23.2%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 SVC34.78	$4.14 SRD160.65	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SVC175.10	$90.00 SRD3,496.50	+350.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC218,880.50	$25,000.00 SRD971,250.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.43 SVC292.66	$23.00 SRD893.55	-31.2%
Average			+107.6%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.14 SVC368.97	$31.02 SRD1,205.29	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$858.33 SVC7,514.90	$516.42 SRD20,062.78	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.67 SVC5,617.93	$194.83 SRD7,569.11	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.52 SVC713.72	$40.77 SRD1,583.81	-50.0%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.29 SVC1,403.34	$63.03 SRD2,448.59	-60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,740.67 SVC50,260.80	$380.51 SRD14,783.00	-93.4%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.51	$2.00 SRD77.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 SVC28.35	$2.25 SRD87.53	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.02	$6.04 SRD234.79	+51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.67 SVC268.49	$12.63 SRD490.54	-58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SVC48.15	$5.00 SRD194.25	-9.1%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.14 SVC631.63	$36.30 SRD1,410.09	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.86 SVC419.00	$28.44 SRD1,104.95	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.14 SVC981.84	$75.41 SRD2,929.86	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33 SVC948.48	$110.56 SRD4,295.37	+2.1%
Average			-30.2%

San Salvador vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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